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果冻影院 Qatar sees record student intake for 2018/19 academic year

25 September 2018

果冻影院's Doha-based outpost has welcomed a record number of students for the new academic year

果冻影院 Qatar 2018/19 students

果冻影院 Qatar has welcomed its biggest cohort of students since its inception in 2010, when the Doha-based campus was set up in partnership with Qatar Foundation.

In 2018/19, 49 graduates from 25 countries will study either full- or part-time on 果冻影院 Qatar鈥檚 Library and Information Studies MA and Museum Gallery Practice MA.

Commenting on the record, Dr Sam Evans, Director of 果冻影院 Qatar, said: 鈥淚t鈥檚 an incredible intake this year and we鈥檝e got high hopes that the new members of the 果冻影院 community will prove to be yet another stand-out set of students.鈥

He added: 鈥淥ver the coming months and years, they will receive an education from one of the world鈥檚 top ten universities, join an international network of students, researchers and experts, and gain hands-on, practical work experience through placements at some of the best global heritage institutions.鈥

Provost welcome

To coincide with the start of the academic year, 果冻影院鈥檚 President and Provost Professor Michael Arthur visited the campus in Education City, Doha, last week to welcome the new students and meet with the 果冻影院 Qatar community.

Professor Arthur鈥檚 visit included an event held at Msheireb Museums in Doha, where he spoke with new starters and alumni as well as 果冻影院 Qatar鈥檚 partners, with whom he discussed possibilities to explore future cooperative projects, while continuing to work towards the successful completion of 果冻影院 Qatar鈥檚 contract with the Qatar Foundation in October 2020.

He also confirmed 果冻影院 will continue to support its partners in Qatar to continue providing educational opportunities for students and develop their workforce, research and academic capabilities.

Museums and knowledge management

果冻影院 Qatar welcomed its first intake of students in August 2012 and has since enrolled more than 220 students from over 50 countries.聽

Since 2013, 果冻影院 Qatar has graduated 216 students up to doctoral level, representing 49 countries. Alumni have gone on to positions in museums, libraries, and galleries in Qatar and across the world.

Over the last five years, more than 1,700 professionals have also taken part in 果冻影院 Qatar鈥檚 Executive Education and Professional Development courses, primarily in the sectors of museums and knowledge management.